Pathamadai or Pattamadai is a special grade town panchayath in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Pattamadai Pathamadai
special grade town panchayath
Pattamadai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli district
Government
• Body	Town Panchayat
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population
• Total	20,000
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627453
Telephone code	04634
Vehicle registration	TN 76
Nearest city	Palayamkottai, Ambasamudram
Sex ratio	1:1 ♂/♀
Literacy	72%
Lok Sabha constituency	Tirunelveli
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ambasamudram

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Pattamadai had a population of 14,965.[1] Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pattamadai has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pattamadai, 11% of the population is under age 6.

Mats of Pathamadai

Pathamadai has a mat industry which produces mats crafted out of korai grass (Reed plant) also called as Indian Chattai.[2] They are flexible and have been gifted to leaders like Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev.[3]

Notable people

• Sivananda Saraswati, Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta.
• Madurai Sundar, Carnatic musician

References